Improvement in carpet-fasteners



F. 0. CLARK.

improvement in Carpet-FastenersK f Ima/z UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANCIS O. CLARK, OF DES MOINES, IOWA.

IMPROVEMENT IN CARPET-FASTENERS.

Specification forming part oi'Letters Patent No. 130,360, dated August13, 1872.

SPECIFICATION.

Specification describing certain Improvements in Carpet-Fasteners,invented by FRAN- ois O. CLARK, of Des Moines, in the county up withoutdrawing the nails. It consists in forming and combining nails havinghooks -and shoulders with ornamental and adjustable carpet-strips, ashereinafter fully set forth.

Figure 1 of my drawing is a full-sized perspective view of mycarpet-nail. A is the body of the nail. At the top and rear side, andabout one-half inch down, a part is cut away and a shoulder is formedfor the purpose of allowing a part of my carpet-strip to enter betweenthe nail and the wooden base. a is a hook attached on the front side andabout one inch from the top. This hook ma-y be formed and made part ofthe nail in any common way by welding on or splitting off and turningup. The part be- 4low the hook is about three-fourths of an inch long,and is pointed to drive into the floor. The size of the nail and itsdifferent parts may vary to correspond with the carpet-strips of dierentsizes and patterns and materials.

Fig. 2 represents two sections of my carpetstrip, and illustrates themanner ot' forming and joining them. B B is the body and the exposedpart; C C, the part that enters between the nail and the wall or base.The right end has a corner eut out to admit the two pieces to lap andlay even and tight gainst the base. b b represent a swell on the endsformed in such a manner that one will lap over the other and form ajoint that will disguise the ends and aid in keeping the sections fromsliding out of place.

My adjustable carpet-strip is formed of sheet-metal, by means ofmachinery, and may be in the form of various ornamental moldings, andpainted and gilded to suit the fancy.

Fig. 3 representsy a corner piece, formed by uniting two separate piecesof my carpet-strip in any common way.

Fig. 4 is a View illustrating the manner of applying, combining, andoperating my in vention. A represents one of my nails drove into thedoor E E aside of the base Gr. B C represent the carpet-strip coveringthe nail, and also the edge of the carpet D D. The nails are firstinserted along the base about one foot apart. The carpet is stretchedover the floor and its edges hung upon the hooks a, and then covered byinserting the C- part of the carpet-strip and pressing it into place.The ornamental strips will exclude dirt from the corners and give a neatfinish.

They are readily removed, and the carpet can be lifted whenever desired.The carpet-strips, nails, Ste., may be allowed to remain as a per-'manent fixture, or can be removed from house to house, as required.

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I claim as my invention- The carpet-nail A, having a shoulder, as

shown, and the hook a attached on the opposite side, and the metalcarpet-strip B C, constructed as shown, combined and used togethersubstantially as described, and for the purposes specified.

FRANCIS O. CLARK.

Witnesses:

L. PERKINS, J. K. MARSH.

